Monday, August 10, 2009

Inspired by wildlife while living in North Carolina, (USA), and volunteering at the Piedmont Wildlife Center Hospital, Renee Seaman Treml's paintings highlight the subtle details of nature with delicacy and humor.

Many Faces Of A Kookaburra 1, mixed media, acrylicRenee creates her collage, mixed media paintings by using handmade paper along with pages from retired books for her backgrounds. She applies the paint directly on top, allowing hints of the background to show through the paint.

Many Faces Of A Kookaburra 3

Snowbirds, mixed media, acrylic

For her scratchboard illustrations, Renee paints ink on smooth clayboard and scratches away the ink, revealing the white background.

Tea Cozy Series, Little Roo

Tea Cozy Series, Koala

Renee Seaman Treml and her husband moved to Bisbane, Queensland (Australia) where she continues to paint and scratchboard Native Australian Wildlife.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Recognized as one of the few self-taught american artists to have the skills of an American Master, Andy Davis completed life size sculptures of music legend Ray Charles, James "Radio " Kennedy, and Chick-fila founder, Truett Cathy. His larger than life size bronze sculpture of Hugh Hefner will be installed in the Playboy Mansion in 2009-2010.